A tale of two donors: Hotel Sogo and 2GO’s COVID-19 response
Hotel Sogo announced on social media Wednesday that it donated P60 million worth of room accommodations for health workers and other frontliners for the duration of...
Britain’s Prince Louis marks second birthday with rainbow pictures
LONDON— Prince William and his wife Kate released new photographs of their son Prince Louis painting a colorful picture of rainbows, which have become a symbol of hope in...
Business advocacy group gets ‘Zoom-bombed’ during COVID-19 video meeting
Business advocacy group Go Negosyo is the latest group to be targeted by "Zoom-bombers" or hackers in an online forum held in the popular...
On Earth Day, pope says nature will not forgive our trespasses
VATICAN CITY— Pope Francis made an impassioned plea for protection of the environment on Wednesday's 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day, saying the...
Tackle coronavirus and climate crisis together, says activist Greta Thunberg
STOCKHOLM— People need to tackle both the coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis together, Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg told an Earth Day event on...
Vico Sotto urges Pasig residents to ‘delist’ themselves if not qualified to receive gov’t...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto urged his constituents who are not eligible to receive cash assistance from the national government's emergency subsidy program to...
Amid calls for justice for slain ex-soldier, army men’s mental struggles put to the...
Calls for justice for a retired soldier was launched online after a Quezon City cop shot him dead for allegedly violating quarantine rules, videos of which...
Law enforcers must have clear-cut guidelines in implementing quarantine protocols, says CHR
The Commission of Human Rights stressed the need for law enforcers on the ground to follow clear-cut guidelines on quarantine measures after President Rodrigo...
Coronavirus outbreak in Cebu City jail sees 123 inmates infected
MANILA— A prison in the Philippines is suffering from a major outbreak of the new coronavirus with 123 infected inmates, officials said on Wednesday, adding to...
Pizza delivery guy who went viral for generosity gets P100K reward
The pizza delivery rider who recently went viral on social media for his generosity received a cash reward of P100,000 from the Araneta Group...
WHO chief says ‘virus will be with us for a long time’
GENEVA— The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that there were "worrying upward trends" in early epidemics in parts of Africa and central and South America, while...
‘Slip of the tongue?’ Roque corrects self after saying POGOs give ‘cash resource’ to...
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque was poked fun at online after he appeared to have admitted that the online gaming industry provides "cash resource" to President Rodrigo...
‘Taal’ trends online after reports of minor quakes in Batangas province
The keyword "Taal" trended on local Twitter on Thursday afternoon as the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology recorded several earthquakes in Batangas which...
Citing frequent quarantine violators, Angelika Dela Cruz in favor of martial law during COVID-19...
Actress Angelika Dela Cruz, also a barangay captain in Malabon City, said she is in favor of the declaration of martial law to address the novel coronavirus crisis...
On Earth Day, watch Philippine Eagle’s demo flight
A non-profit group, dedicated to save the endangered Philippine Eagle, would release its educational initiative where one can witness the flight demo of the...